Notes to Ponder A page of proverbs to give you some food for thought to help you with your interaction with others.

Uncle H's Hideaway A separate set of webpages consisting of household and financial hints, poetry, recipes, and useful internet links for your enjoyment. These webpages were formerly on the Tripod/Lycos internet server; however I did not care for the ads that were added to the webpages and have decided to remove them from that server.

COMING SOON: Many have said that Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots alludes to the Catholic church. They believe that the Catholic church is a great false church, a spiritual whore, teaching many false doctrines and a deceiving many peoples and nations. They point to the Protestant churches which came out of her as the daughters or harlots which still practice many of the false doctrines of the Catholic church. But, is this true? Is the Catholic church the great whore and mother of harlots? Can this actually be found in the Bible? Just what does the Bible have to say about this? Read, "What is the Identify of Babylon the Great"

Did you know that the bible contains more than enough references to identify the location of the "Lost" Ten Tribes of Israel? To understand prophecy and to know what is prophesied concerning latter day Israel (not the present day nation of Israel but the descendants of the other ten tribes) if the present day Israelites refuse to turn from their ways. Of course, the vast majority don't see anything they should turn away or repent of since in their own minds they're not doing anything wrong. The only way one can see where they're going wrong is to compare their every day life with the instructions that God provided in the Bible. It's ironic that in almost every home there is at least one Bible, but no one takes the time to read it, let alone understand what it says. Most people are absolutely convinced that there are too many contradictions in the Bible and has therefore lost its intrinsic value in teaching people the right way to live, the way that results in peace, prosperity, and sincerity between one another. People would cease to lie to each other, stealing would become a think of the past, murder would be unheard of, famine, disease, and war would be banished forever.

The words of the Bible and the commandments, laws, statutes, judgments, and precepts are spiritual and have spiritual as well as physical consequences when broken. There is a natural consequence to obedience and disobedience to the laws as much as there are consequences to the breaking of the laws of gravity, aerodynamics, physics, chemistry, etc. The natural cause of obedience is peace, prosperity, people getting along with one another, all the good things that everyone wants. Disobedience results naturally in all the evil things that everyone hates to have come upon them. No, God does not set out to punish people for their evil ways. He doesn't have to because He built all the consequences into His laws. Everyone can see the trouble and the many problems we in the western world are experiencing and they seem to become worse every year. How can we end this downward spiral in which we are caught? Is there a way out of it all? Yes, you can begin by understanding what the Bible is all about and changing your life to match the instructions written for our generation. Most people will tell you that the bible was written for the Jews and the other tribes of Israel. They'll tell you that it doesn't really apply to us. But, if you found out that you might be a descendant of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, would this change your attitude and would you begin an immediate study of the Scriptures to learn what you've been doing right or wrong? Read, "Where Are The Ten Tribes Of Israel Today?" and learn what is plainly written for us in God's Word.

Have
you ever wondered whether Herbert Armstrong really was called of God to deliver
the message of repentance and of the coming Kingdom of God or if he was just
another cult figure who had his following in his time like so many others?
There were times when I wasn't so sure about his credentials, but then I
remember the words of Jesus, "By their fruits you shall know them." Remembering
the teachings of Mr. Armstrong, I can honestly state that his fruits leave
no doubt in my mind that God did His latter days work through Mr. Armstrong
and his son Garner Ted Armstrong. Yes, I know, Garner Ted was not perfect
and he did things that he shouldn't have, but "...let him who has not sinned
pick up the first stone..." The fact of the matter is, Garner Ted continued
to preach the same message as his father, Herbert Armstrong, and I've never
seen him deviate from it.

You need to think, what was the purpose for which they were chosen? For
the purpose of showing us our sins and what our sins were leading to -
destruction of the Israelite nations and condemnation of each individual.
They were used to bring us back to God who could then grant us repentance
and begin to work with us to make us, mold and shape us into His divine nature. No,
this was not readily apparent from the teachings of the Armstrongs. Oh yes,
they taught that, but I was never convicted of that until God started working
with me. The Armstrongs were tools used by God to convict the latter day
people whom God has purposed to join those chosen ones from the past millenia.

We
know that God is not trying to convert the world at this time, but is in
the process of choosing the leaders of His Kingdom. Those who will teach
and serve all those who will live during the thousand year reign of Jesus,
the Christ, and those who will be resurrected at the second resurrection.
These leaders are called the first-fruits of Israel, they into whom the
Gentiles were grafted to share in ruling the world at Jesus' second coming
as the King over many kings and the Lord over many Lords. Coming into this
revealed knowledge from God is the end-result and the fruit of the ministry
of the Armstrongs. For this reason I include the audio messages from the
Armstrongs on this website. I hope that there are others who may also be
convicted of their sins and way of life as I was, and turn to God to be taught
of Him. The audio presentations can be accessed by going to this address:
HWA Radio Broadcast Those
who berate and belittle the Armstrongs are those who are on the outside,
those to whom God has not given for them to understand the glory and wisdom
of the Almighty God.

In
Matthew 28:19 Jesus commanded the apostles to go into all the world, to
make disciples of all the nations and to baptize them into the name of the
Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Most professing Christians claim that
this command meant that the apostles were to go to every nation in the world
to preach the gospel and to baptize them. But is this really the meaning
of Jesus' command? How did the apostles interpret this command. Did they
go to all the non-jewish nations in obedience to this command? In Matthew
10:5 Jesus sent the twelve disciples to the lost sheep of the house of Israel
and told them to preach that the Kingdom of God is near, to heal the sick,
raise the dead, cleanse those afflicted with leprosy, and to expel the demons.
No one disagrees that Jesus commanded them to go to the 10 tribes of Israel
at that time. However, there are those that claim that this was a learning
period for the disciples and that this command had no connection to the one
given in Matthew 29:19. In the May 1964 Plain Truth, Dr. Herman Hoeh published
the result of his research into the travels of the twelve apostles. Read
"The Apostles' Journeys" and
see what how the Apostles themselves interpreted the command by Jesus. (HINT: In
Galatians 2:9, Paul relates how that James, Peter, and John gave Paul the
right hand of fellowship so that Paul might go to the Gentiles and they to
the Circumcision [Israel])

There
are those who claim that Jesus, in Mark 7, did away with the law of clean
and unclean animals. Others claim the law was done away as a result of Peter's
vision recorded in Acts 10. Can this be true? Was the law given by God to
Israel during their desert wanderings annulled by Jesus or by God in the
vision to Peter? Read "Did Jesus Do Away With The Clean vs. Unclean Law? and see what the bible really says about this subject.

As hard as it is to believe and as shocking as it may be
to all who have taken it for granted that the yearly calendar in use today
has always consisted of 365¼ days, I have found that this has not always been true.
Ancient historical and archeological records exist that point to the fact
that the earth has repeatedly been moved from its orbit of the sun during
the past 5,000 years and, as a result, the length of the year has been repeatedly changed.
This was accompanied by a great loss of life and may very well be something
we'll experience at the return of the Son of God. Hard to believe, yes,
but amazingly true. The bible, itself, alludes in a number of places that
the length of the year was different at one time than we now know. The
Jewish Talmud also makes a reference of a change being made in the calendar
by no less a personage than King Hezekiah. The whole world has been deceived
by the theories advanced by scientists who teach that everything on earth
is the result of a gradual, gentle, erosion over billions of years to support
their theory of evolution and not by catastrophic upheavals that have repeatedly
changed the face of the earth. They will not admit to an all-wise, all-powerful
God who is able and has commanded planets to be removed from their appointed
places and cause His glory to shine forth and His will to be done at exactly
the right time. Even stalwart Christians in the Church of God refuse to
believe that the Almighty might want to use such a method THAT MEN MIGHT
STAND IN AWE OF HIS GREAT POWER AND MIGHT. Read Is Today's Jewish Calendar The One God Gave To Moses? and be shocked and amazed at the real truth.

Have you ever stopped
to think about "what is love" or "What makes me love someone else?" Just
what is this quality of human nature that we call "love?" What motivates
us to love another person? Why do we love others? Could it be some innate
quality in our human nature, one of our nature’s "good" qualities that expresses
itself towards others? Read my new bible study ""What Do You Mean - Love Your Neighbor"

Herbert
W. Armstrong taught that the Church of God was "the only true church", a
spiritual organism to be married to Christ upon His return. Many of the
offshoots of the Worldwide Church of God claim to be the successor "true
church", that they are the only ones in possession of the truth necessary
for salvation. Although many have seen changes in their doctrines, one thing
they all have in common -- replacement theology. This theory was originally,
and still is taught by the false churches and brought into the Church of
God by those that left those churches. The theory teaches that God has cast
off Israel and that by His death, Christ was freed to marry another woman,
The Church, which has replaced Israel in the grand scheme of things. But...is
this really what God tells us in His Word? Read "An Open Letter to the Churches of God" and
find out what it is that the teaching of this theology has kept hidden from
God's saints. This is the REAL Mystery of the Ages.

What
does the Egyptian temple of Karnak have in common with Solomon's Temple?
When Pharaoh Sishak came in the 5th year of the reign of Rehoboam to take
away all the furnishings of Solomon's Temple as well as from the palace,
did all these things disappear forever from the sight of Israel? Who was
Pharaoh Sishak. Can we identify him with the known Pharaohs of Egypt? Read
the amazing story by Immanuel Velikovsky in the new chapter on from: "Ages in Chaos" For more information concerning his writings, visit the following Google.com index: Velikovsky

The
"Teaching the Law" section has been deleted; however, you can now access
an expanded website that contains 434 bible lessons relating to the first
5 books of the Pentateuch, 6 lessons relating to the Divine Service, and
12 lessons on the Heaven and Hell question. These can all be accessed by
going to the following website Mordakhai Joseph - Important Christian Topics
The website offers downloads of all the bible lessons in RealPlayer or MP3
formats, or you can order CDs containing the bible studies by following the
directions on the website.

How
did God instruct the Israelites to determine the first day of the first month
of the year -- by means of a very simple method or did he orally instruct
a select few how to determine it by means of a secret highly complex calculation
that was handed down from generation to generation? The result of a complex
calculation has been used by the off-shoots of the Worldwide Church of God
for decades. But was this really the method revealed by God to the Israelites?
When the Israelites left Egypt, God told Moses that "this is the month of
Abib" and He commanded the Israelites to observe the month of Abib. Observance
of the holy days begins on the 14th day of the first month (Abib) at even
or at the going down of the sun. Why was it called "Abib"? This refers
to the growing state of the barley crop. When the barley reaches the stage
of ripeness when the ears are still green but the barley can be parched and
eaten it is referred to being in "abib". God showed the Israelites how to
determine when the first day of Abib started. Read a detailed explanation
at this website: Abib
Also, be prepared for a surprise to learn when to start counting the days
from the beginning of the new moon. Is the common accepted terminology of
a new moon really the correct definition? What does God say about it? Read
an explanation at this website: The New Moon in the Hebrew Bible

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booklets and study articles. Also presents a statement of beliefs link on
the homepage.

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